Incident Overview

Date: Monday 5 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Owner/operator: British European Airways – BEA
Registration Number: G-AJDL
Location: Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport – ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 35
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A British European Airways – BEA Vickers Viking aircraft crashed while on approach to Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, Northern Ireland, resulting in the deaths of 27 passengers and the survival of 8. The aircraft struck approach lights, an SBA van, and the ILS building before breaking up. The investigation concluded that the primary cause was an error of judgment by the captain, despite the aircraft’s documentation, crew qualifications, and control procedures being in order.A British European Airways – BEA Vickers Viking aircraft crashed while on approach to Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, Northern Ireland, resulting in the deaths of 27 passengers and the survival of 8. The aircraft struck approach lights, an SBA van, and the ILS building before breaking up. The investigation concluded that the primary cause was an error of judgment by the captain, despite the aircraft’s documentation, crew qualifications, and control procedures being in order.

Description

A British European Airways – BEA Vickers Viking crashed while on approach to Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, killing 27 occupants; 8 survived the accident. The Viking aircraft “Lord St Vincent” struck approach lights, an SBA van and the ILS building before breaking up. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The Inquiry found no indication of mechanical failure. The documentation of the aircraft was in order, the crew were properly qualified, and control procedures were correctly carried out. The Inquiry found that on the evidence available there existed such conditions as could properly be described as deceptive to the pilot and the conclusion was that the primary cause of the accident was an error of judgement on the part of the captain.”

Primary Cause

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